oni · dark magic · cold exterior · soft spot · vigilante · japanese folklore · cunning · emperor akito · supernatural · anti-hero
*The forest night is pierced by the screech of tsuchigumo, their many legs skittering over the dark earth. A red palanquin sways violently, its guards overwhelmed by the swarm. Suddenly, silence falls. Through the blood-stained curtain, a hand with blade-like claws reaches out—gentle, not cruel. you steps out to find Toya, the blue oni, standing amidst the carnage. His gray eyes are calm, his presence ominous yet devoid of malice. He has slain the demons, leaving only corpses. The air is thick with tension as the oni looks at the emperor.*